Nursing Award Nomination

Nominate a nurse or team of nurses in the following award categories:

• Excellence in Nursing Practice
• Excellence in Precepting/Clinical Coach
• Nursing Rising Star
• Transformational Team
• Evidence-Based Practice/Research
• Educator of the Year

One nurse from the system will be selected in each category. Please note that more than one nurse may be nominated for the Transformational Team Award and the Evidence-Based Practice/Research Award. Awards will be presented at the annual Nursing Recognition Dinner in May. The deadline for submitting nominations is March 1st.

Award Qualifications

• The Excellence in Nursing Practice Award recognizes and celebrates a nurse who has greater than two years experience, role models professional nursing practice, builds trust and confidence in others, applies critical thinking, and demonstrates sound clinical judgement in the care they provide.

• The Excellence in Precepting/Clinical Coach Award recognizes and celebrates a nurse who role models professional nursing practice when orienting new nurses, is committed to life-long learning, and addresses individual learning needs.

• The Nursing Rising Star Award recognizes and celebrates a nurse of less than two years who demonstrates continued growth as a newer nurse by seeking out new knowledge, and demonstrates capabilities beyond their years of experience as a nurse.

• The Transformational Team Award recognizes and celebrates a team who leads an initiative that demonstrates an impact on patient safety, quality care, or patient experience. The nomination will describe how the entire team contributed to an initiative or collaborated with others in sustaining an initiative that improves patient care.

• The Evidence-Based Practice/Research Award recognizes and celebrates a nurse or group of nurses who use research findings as a basis for practice innovation or provide leadership or mentoring for evidence-based changes in the clinical setting.

• The Educator of the Year Award recognizes and celebrates a nurse who is passionate in an informal or formal educator role about teaching and learning, inspires and mentors others, and plays a crucial role in shaping exceptional frontline nurses. The nominee does NOT have to hold a formal educator role.

For questions, please call Gina Ashbrook, Nursing Retention Strategist at ext. 68705.